FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Gene: Dmel\Patronin
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General Information
Symbol
Dmel\Patronin
Species
D. melanogaster
Name
Patronin
Annotation Symbol
CG33130
Feature Type
FlyBase ID
FBgn0263197
Gene Model Status
Stock Availability
Gene Summary
Patronin (Patronin) encodes a microtubule minus-end binding protein that can promote acentrosomal nucleation of microtubules. Apical localisation of the Patronin product orients microtubules in polarised epithelial cells and in oocytes. [Date last reviewed: 2019-05-16] (FlyBase Gene Snapshot)
Also Known As

ssp4, l(2)k07433

Key Links
Genomic Location
Cytogenetic map
Sequence location
Recombination map
2-83
RefSeq locus
NT_033778 REGION:17519024..17535866
Sequence
Genomic Maps
Other Genome Views
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Function
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations (23 terms)
Molecular Function (4 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
inferred from mutant phenotype
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (4 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from sequence or structural similarity with UniProtKB:Q5T5Y3
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR014797, InterPro:IPR032940
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN001091246
inferred from electronic annotation with InterPro:IPR031372
Biological Process (10 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (8 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (3 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
Cellular Component (9 terms)
Terms Based on Experimental Evidence (8 terms)
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
located_in centrosome
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
located_in microtubule
inferred from direct assay
located_in midbody
inferred from direct assay
located_in mitotic spindle
inferred from direct assay
located_in spindle
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Terms Based on Predictions or Assertions (1 term)
CV Term
Evidence
References
colocalizes_with microtubule minus-end
inferred from biological aspect of ancestor with PANTHER:PTN001091246
Gene Group (FlyBase)
Protein Family (UniProt)
Belongs to the CAMSAP1 family. (A1ZAU8)
Summaries
Gene Snapshot
Patronin (Patronin) encodes a microtubule minus-end binding protein that can promote acentrosomal nucleation of microtubules. Apical localisation of the Patronin product orients microtubules in polarised epithelial cells and in oocytes. [Date last reviewed: 2019-05-16]
Pathway (FlyBase)
NEGATIVE REGULATORS OF HIPPO SIGNALING PATHWAY -
The Hippo signaling pathway is an intracellular kinase cascade in which hpo kinase in complex with sav, phosphorylates wts kinase which, in turn, phosphorylates yki transcriptional co-activator leading to its cytosolic retention. Negative regulators of the pathway promote the nuclear accumulation of yki, enhancing yki-mediated transcriptional regulation and the expression of genes that positively regulate tissue growth (Adapted from FBrf0224870).
Protein Function (UniProtKB)
Key microtubule-organizing protein that specifically binds the minus-end of microtubules and regulates their dynamics and organization (PubMed:17412918, PubMed:20946984, PubMed:24100293, PubMed:26246606, PubMed:32066907). Involved in mitotic spindle assembly (PubMed:17412918, PubMed:26246606). Regulates microtubule (MT) severing (PubMed:17412918). Antagonizes the activity of the kinesin-13 depolymerase Klp10A thereby switching off the depolymerization of the MTs at their pole-associated minus ends, which turns off poleward flux and induces anaphase B spindle elongation (PubMed:20946984, PubMed:24100293). Involved in asymmetric cell division of sensory organ precursor (SOP) cells by playing a role in the asymmetric localization of Sara-expressing endosomes to the pIIa daughter cell but not to the pIIb cell. Klp98A targets Sara-expressing endosomes to the central spindle which is symmetrically arranged in early cell division. During late cytokinesis, central spindle asymmetry is generated by enrichment of Patronin on the pIIb side which protects microtubules from depolymerization by Klp10A while unprotected microtubules on the pIIa side are disassembled by Klp10A, leading to the asymmetric delivery of Sara-expressing endosomes to the pIIa daughter cell (PubMed:26659188). In fat body cells, part of perinuclear non-centrosomal microtubule-organizing centers (ncMTOCs) which function to accommodate the organization of microtubule (MT) networks to control nuclear positioning and dynein motor-based retrograde endosomal trafficking (PubMed:32066907). Within the ncMTOC, Msp300 and shot anchors the ncMTOC at the nuclear surface and recruits the MT minus-end regulators Patronin and Nin for assembly, anchoring and/or stabilization of circumferential and radial MTs at the ncMTOCs (PubMed:32066907). This protein, and perhaps Nin, recruits msps to the ncMTOC for the gamma-tubulin-independent elongation of radial MTs (PubMed:32066907).
(UniProt, A1ZAU8)
Summary (Interactive Fly)

microtubule minus-end-binding protein - organization of apical microtubule network to ensure size/shape homogeneity - links epithelial polarity to folding via a microtubule-based mechanical mechanism - interacts with and recruited by Shot stop which interacts with the cell cortex through its actin-binding domain - antagonist of microtubule depolymerizing kinesin Klp10A

Gene Model and Products
Number of Transcripts
13
Number of Unique Polypeptides
13

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Protein Domains (via Pfam)
Isoform displayed:
Pfam protein domains
InterPro name
classification
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Protein Domains (via SMART)
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Structure
Protein 3D structure   (Predicted by AlphaFold)   (AlphaFold entry A1ZAU8)

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Model Confidence:
  • Very high (pLDDT > 90)
  • Confident (90 > pLDDT > 70)
  • Low (70 > pLDDT > 50)
  • Very low (pLDDT < 50)

AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.

Experimentally Determined Structures
Crossreferences
Comments on Gene Model

Low-frequency RNA-Seq exon junction(s) not annotated.

Annotated transcripts do not represent all possible combinations of alternative exons and/or alternative promoters.

Gene model reviewed during 5.45

Transcript Data
Annotated Transcripts
Name
FlyBase ID
RefSeq ID
Length (nt)
Assoc. CDS (aa)
FBtr0086948
5507
1517
FBtr0086949
5163
1540
FBtr0086950
6018
1630
FBtr0273446
6782
1663
FBtr0273447
5925
1599
FBtr0300603
6141
1671
FBtr0332260
6195
1689
FBtr0332261
6150
1674
FBtr0332262
6168
1680
FBtr0332263
5742
1538
FBtr0332264
5640
1504
FBtr0332265
6110
1439
FBtr0332266
6177
1683
Additional Transcript Data and Comments
Reported size (kB)
Comments
External Data
Crossreferences
Polypeptide Data
Annotated Polypeptides
Name
FlyBase ID
Predicted MW (kDa)
Length (aa)
Theoretical pI
UniProt
RefSeq ID
GenBank
FBpp0086104
170.9
1517
8.50
FBpp0086105
173.2
1540
8.65
FBpp0086106
183.6
1630
8.86
Polypeptides with Identical Sequences

None of the polypeptides share 100% sequence identity.

Additional Polypeptide Data and Comments
Reported size (kDa)
Comments
External Data
Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)

Interacts with msps (PubMed:32066907). Associates with the minus end of the microtubules (PubMed:20946984).

(UniProt, A1ZAU8)
Domain

The CKK domain binds microtubules.

(UniProt, A1ZAU8)
Linkouts
Sequences Consistent with the Gene Model
Mapped Features

Click to get a list of regulatory features (enhancers, TFBS, etc.) and gene disruptions (point mutations, indels, etc.) within or overlapping Dmel\Patronin using the Feature Mapper tool.

External Data
Crossreferences
Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
Linkouts
Expression Data
Testis-specificity index

The testis specificity index was calculated from modENCODE tissue expression data by Vedelek et al., 2018 to indicate the degree of testis enrichment compared to other tissues. Scores range from -2.52 (underrepresented) to 5.2 (very high testis bias).

-0.50

Transcript Expression
Polypeptide Expression
mass spectroscopy
Stage
Tissue/Position (including subcellular localization)
Reference
Additional Descriptive Data
Marker for
 
Subcellular Localization
CV Term
Evidence
References
inferred from direct assay
located_in centrosome
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
located_in microtubule
inferred from direct assay
located_in midbody
inferred from direct assay
located_in mitotic spindle
inferred from direct assay
located_in spindle
inferred from direct assay
inferred from direct assay
Expression Deduced from Reporters
High-Throughput Expression Data
Associated Tools

JBrowse - Visual display of RNA-Seq signals

View Dmel\Patronin in JBrowse
RNA-Seq by Region - Search RNA-Seq expression levels by exon or genomic region
Reference
See Gelbart and Emmert, 2013 for analysis details and data files for all genes.
Developmental Proteome: Life Cycle
Developmental Proteome: Embryogenesis
External Data and Images
Linkouts
BDGP expression data - Patterns of gene expression in Drosophila embryogenesis
DRscDB - A single-cell RNA-seq resource for data mining and data comparison across species
EMBL-EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas - Single cell expression across species
FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
Images
Alleles, Insertions, Transgenic Constructs, and Aberrations
Classical and Insertion Alleles ( 11 )
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Other relevant insertions
Transgenic Constructs ( 42 )
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Transgenic constructs containing/affecting coding region of Patronin
Transgenic constructs containing regulatory region of Patronin
Aberrations (Deficiencies and Duplications) ( 1 )
Inferred from experimentation ( 1 )
Gene not disrupted in
Inferred from location ( 2 )
Variants
Variant Molecular Consequences
Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
Phenotypes
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Lethality
Allele
Other Phenotypes
Allele
Phenotype manifest in
Allele
Orthologs
Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Homo sapiens (Human) (3)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
No
Yes
Model Organism Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Species\Gene Symbol
Score
Best Score
Best Reverse Score
Alignment
Complementation?
Transgene?
Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) (3)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
No
Yes
Mus musculus (laboratory mouse) (3)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
No
Yes
9 of 14
No
Yes
Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (7)
9 of 13
Yes
Yes
7 of 13
No
Yes
7 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
Yes
1 of 13
No
No
1 of 13
No
No
Danio rerio (Zebrafish) (6)
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
11 of 14
Yes
Yes
10 of 14
No
Yes
10 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
5 of 14
No
Yes
Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematode, roundworm) (1)
8 of 14
Yes
Yes
Anopheles gambiae (African malaria mosquito) (2)
3 of 12
Yes
Yes
Arabidopsis thaliana (thale-cress) (0)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast) (0)
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Fission yeast) (0)
Escherichia coli (enterobacterium) (0)
Other Organism Orthologs (via OrthoDB)
Data provided directly from OrthoDB:Patronin. Refer to their site for version information.
Paralogs
Paralogs (via DIOPT v9.1)
Human Disease Associations
FlyBase Human Disease Model Reports
    Disease Ontology (DO) Annotations
    Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
    Allele
    Disease
    Evidence
    References
    Potential Models Based on Orthology ( 1 )
    Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 1 )
    Allele
    Disease
    Interaction
    References
    Disease Associations of Human Orthologs (via DIOPT v9.1 and OMIM)
    Note that ortholog calls supported by only 1 or 2 algorithms (DIOPT score < 3) are not shown.
    Functional Complementation Data
    Functional complementation data is computed by FlyBase using a combination of the orthology data obtained from DIOPT and OrthoDB and the allele-level genetic interaction data curated from the literature.
    Interactions
    Summary of Physical Interactions
    Summary of Genetic Interactions
    Interaction Browsers

    Please look at the allele data for full details of the genetic interactions
    Starting gene(s)
    Interaction type
    Interacting gene(s)
    Reference
    Starting gene(s)
    Interaction type
    Interacting gene(s)
    Reference
    External Data
    Subunit Structure (UniProtKB)
    Interacts with msps (PubMed:32066907). Associates with the minus end of the microtubules (PubMed:20946984).
    (UniProt, A1ZAU8 )
    Linkouts
    DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
    MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
    Pathways
    Signaling Pathways (FlyBase)
    Metabolic Pathways
    FlyBase
    External Links
    External Data
    Linkouts
    Class of Gene
    Genomic Location and Detailed Mapping Data
    Chromosome (arm)
    2R
    Recombination map
    2-83
    Cytogenetic map
    Sequence location
    FlyBase Computed Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Evidence for location
    54C1-54C3
    Limits computationally determined from genome sequence between P{EP}l(2)k01209EP2177&P{lacW}k11012a and P{lacW}l(2)k07433k07433
    Experimentally Determined Cytological Location
    Cytogenetic map
    Notes
    References
    54C1-54C2
    (determined by in situ hybridisation)
    Experimentally Determined Recombination Data
    Location
    Left of (cM)
    Right of (cM)
    Notes
    Stocks and Reagents
    Stocks (12)
    Genomic Clones (22)
    cDNA Clones (68)
     

    Please Note This section lists cDNAs and ESTs that fall within the genomic extent of the gene model, which may include cDNAs and ESTs of genes within introns, or of overlapping genes. Please see JBrowse for alignment of the cDNAs and ESTs to the gene model.

    cDNA clones, fully sequenced
    BDGP DGC clones
    Other clones
      Drosophila Genomics Resource Center cDNA clones

      For each fully sequenced cDNA the DGRC maintains various forms of the cDNA (e.g tagged or untagged) in several different host vectors for subsequent cloning and expression in Drosophila and Drosophila cell lines.

      cDNA Clones, End Sequenced (ESTs)
      RNAi and Array Information
      Linkouts
      Antibody Information
      Laboratory Generated Antibodies
      Commercially Available Antibodies
       
      Cell Line Information
      Publicly Available Cell Lines
       
        Other Stable Cell Lines
         
          Other Comments

          Patronin counteracts Klp10A activity at spindle poles to turn off poleward flux and induced anaphase B spindle elongation.

          RNAi screen using dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene results in aberrantly short spindles when assayed in S2 cells. This phenotype can be observed when the screen is performed with or without Cdc27 dsRNA.

          RNAi screen using dsRNA made from templates generated with primers directed against this gene in S2 cells causes pronounced microtubule severing in interphase cells. The severed microtubules often continue to grow at their minus ends, causing them to treadmill through the cytoplasm.

          Relationship to Other Genes
          Source for database merge of

          Source for merge of: CG33130 BcDNA:LD17191

          Source for merge of: l(2)k07433 CG33130

          Source for merge of: CG18459 CG18460

          Source for merge of: CG18459 CG18462 CG6516

          Additional comments

          Annotations CG18459, CG18460, CG18462 and CG6516 merged as CG33130 in release 3 of the genome annotation.

          Source for merge of CG33130 BcDNA:LD17191 was a shared cDNA ( date:030728 ).

          Source for merge of CG18459 CG18460 was a shared cDNA ( date:010720 ).

          Nomenclature History
          Source for database identify of

          Source for identity of: Patronin ssp4

          Source for identity of: ssp4 l(2)k07433

          Nomenclature comments
          Etymology

          The gene is named "Patronin" for the Latin "patronus" (protector), as it protects microtubule minus ends in vivo against depolymerization by Kinesin-13.

          Synonyms and Secondary IDs (17)
          Reported As
          Secondary FlyBase IDs
          • FBgn0262637
          • FBgn0022085
          • FBgn0034233
          • FBgn0034234
          • FBgn0034235
          • FBgn0034236
          • FBgn0050102
          • FBgn0053130
          • FBgn0063154
          Datasets (0)
          Study focus (0)
          Experimental Role
          Project
          Project Type
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          Study result (0)
          Result
          Result Type
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          External Crossreferences and Linkouts ( 98 )
          Sequence Crossreferences
          NCBI Gene - Gene integrates information from a wide range of species. A record may include nomenclature, Reference Sequences (RefSeqs), maps, pathways, variations, phenotypes, and links to genome-, phenotype-, and locus-specific resources worldwide.
          GenBank Nucleotide - A collection of sequences from several sources, including GenBank, RefSeq, TPA, and PDB.
          GenBank Protein - A collection of sequences from several sources, including translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank, RefSeq and TPA, as well as records from SwissProt, PIR, PRF, and PDB.
          UniProt/GCRP - The gene-centric reference proteome (GCRP) provides a 1:1 mapping between genes and UniProt accessions in which a single 'canonical' isoform represents the product(s) of each protein-coding gene.
          UniProt/Swiss-Prot - Manually annotated and reviewed records of protein sequence and functional information
          UniProt/TrEMBL - Automatically annotated and unreviewed records of protein sequence and functional information
          Other crossreferences
          AlphaFold DB - AlphaFold provides open access to protein structure predictions for the human proteome and other key proteins of interest, to accelerate scientific research.
          BDGP expression data - Patterns of gene expression in Drosophila embryogenesis
          DRscDB - A single-cell RNA-seq resource for data mining and data comparison across species
          EMBL-EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas - Single cell expression across species
          FlyAtlas2 - A Drosophila melanogaster expression atlas with RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and sex-specific data
          KEGG Genes - Molecular building blocks of life in the genomic space.
          MARRVEL_MODEL - MARRVEL (model organism gene)
          Linkouts
          Drosophila Genomics Resource Center - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC) cDNA clones
          DroID - A comprehensive database of gene and protein interactions.
          Eukaryotic Promoter Database - A collection of databases of experimentally validated promoters for selected model organisms.
          FlyAtlas - Adult expression by tissue, using Affymetrix Dros2 array
          FlyCyc Genes - Genes from a BioCyc PGDB for Dmel
          Fly-FISH - A database of Drosophila embryo and larvae mRNA localization patterns
          iBeetle-Base - RNAi phenotypes in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
          Interactive Fly - A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution
          MIST (protein-protein) - An integrated Molecular Interaction Database
          References (129)